Soccer Preview: Mathews vs. Pymatuning Valley
On Monday Mathews will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Pymatuning Valley Lakers at 4:30 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Mathews' offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against United on Saturday. They came up short against the Golden Eagles, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 543rd, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 77th).
Meanwhile, Pymatuning Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 4-0 to Grand Valley.
Mathews dropped their record down to 3-7 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Pymatuning Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Mathews came out on top in a nail-biter against Pymatuning Valley when the teams last played back in August, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mathews since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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